Noni Madueke: Mauricio Pochettino Reprimands Chelsea Ace After Party Video Leaked Online

• Mauricio Pochettuno has, for the first time, addressed Noni Madueke's prolonged absence from the Chelsea squad
• Madueke recovered from his injury but was snubbed for selection by his boss after a party video of him surfaced
• Chelsea face Fulham on Monday looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League

Chelsea Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has taken a tough stance on Noni Madueke after the winger was filmed at a party while injured.

There has been some growing disquiet over the absence of the England's U21 star from Chelsea's squad. Pochettino outrightly confirmed that he was fit for selection in the win over Brighton on Wednesday but decided against calling him up.

Madueke has missed all games since the international break after coming back with a knock. He was, however, spotted at a party after the goalless draw vs. Bournemouth, sparking reactions online.

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Pochettino on the Madueke video

His boss has now doubled down on the behaviour, calling on his players to be careful moving forward in such situations.

"This video, we were talking about that, it's a thing you need to avoid. All of the players need to know that when you are a player of Chelsea, you need to avoid these things. It wasn't a big issue, but we need to avoid these types of situations," said the Argentine, as quoted by Football London.

Pochettino also revealed that there was a possibility the former PSV winger will return to the squad ahead of their Monday night football action against Fulham FC.

Despite the much-needed win against Brighton in midweek, the Blues need to get their Premier League campaign back on track after collecting only five points from the first six games.

Their reward for beating Brighton was a fourth-round clash against Blackburn Rovers.

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Chelsea legend slams 4 players

Meanwhile, Sports Brief reported on Chelsea icon Frank Leboeuf appearing to blame four players for the Blues' continued struggles in the Premier League.

Speaking to ESPN, the Frenchman laid into the likes of Raheem Sterling and Mykhaylo Mudryk, who have failed to hit the ground running at the woeful Blues.